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Committee frames purchases within transportation budget; levy option noted
Summary
Committee confirmed routing software and bus purchases would come from the transportation budget if affordable; a committee member noted the option to levy '2¢ more' on the transportation levy to create additional coverage if needed.
Committee members sought clarity on whether the proposed technology subscription and a bus purchase would be paid from the transportation fund and what reserves existed. One member referenced an earlier budget allocation of $170,000 and an estimated district reserve figure she said she would confirm; staff reiterated that routine replacement is already included in annual budgeting cycles.
A committee member (speaker 7) said she could levy for '2¢ more' in the transportation department in the next levy cycle to add coverage if necessary. The committee agreed that purchases should proceed only if they fit into currently allocated budgets and that staff should present detailed cost breakdowns to the full board before any purchase authorization.
Next steps: staff may hold the used bus pending board consideration and will prepare a budgeted recommendation for Oct. 18. The committee did not approve new spending beyond existing budget allocations at this meeting.
